Best Football Play Ever
I know everyone has seen this, but I wanted it here to see again in the future. Amazing. HT: Every single human being on Facebook.
View ArticleThe Man Who Saved Narnia (And a Giveaway at Sally Clarkson’s)
Today I’m super happy to be featured over at my friend Sally Clarkson’s blog. (And yes, I’m bragging about being friends with such a cool person.) She very generously asked me to write a post and do a...
View ArticlePlanting Trees vs. #Successing
Note: This is the first part of a post that’s up over at For the Family, so go ahead and go there if you want to skip this tease… — I peruse twitter and, despite my half-hearted efforts at censoring...
View ArticleTo Fast or Too Fast?
Here are two short sections from a wonderful piece about fasting (and feasting) from Peter Leithart. It’s a very positive article about the part of Christianity that is saying “no.” A good read for...
View ArticleBuilding A Family Culture Around Books
We are NOT that perfect family that sits together by the fireside every night after gourmet meals reading Shakespeare to the babies. But we are on a journey. We are sharing time together reading aloud,...
View ArticlePuzzling Out Where Stories Collide
The man who designed the cover of The Green Ember is named Paul Boekell. In fact, after an early version of the design, I asked Paul to make the author name just a bit bigger. “I think I know what Sam...
View ArticleNew Stories With an Old Soul: And a Giveaway with Sally Clarkson
I’m so honored to be over at my friend Sally Clarkson’s blog today talking about New Stories With an Old Soul. She’s also giving away three copies of my new book, The Black Star of Kingston. Head over...
View ArticleA Cathedral of Words: A Small Reflection on the Circe Conference
I went to a conference and felt small. I felt poor. And I was both glad and grateful. In fact, it was one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to on a number of levels. I left feeling profoundly...
View ArticleOutlaws of Time: N. D. Wilson, Master of American Magic
N. D. Wilson is the Master of American Magic. There is no other middle-grade author who writes such powerful fantasy with an American accent. And I don’t mean Wilson’s own accent, though he does go in...
View ArticleYou Held My Heart In Your Hands
All an author asks for is a chance. A chance, and the worshipful adulation of millions and the affirmation of our stubborn fathers and skyrocketing sales and awards and parades and magnificent statues...
View Article152 Insights To…Moving the Turtle?
I’m a guest blogger over at the wonderful Kristin Hill Taylor’s site, 152 Insights To My Soul. I’m over there talking about something I love very much. Check it out. The post 152 Insights To…Moving the...
View ArticleThe Light on the Hills
I’ve been reading some old stories in preparation for sharing some on Fridays over at Story Warren and I came across this little gem from Mrs. W. K. Clifford. It’s from her collection, Very Short...
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